How can three teenagers, Fran, Harriet and Shahid, survive a plague that has killed their parents and left London a ghost town? Fran is gentle, used to being led by Harriet, Harriet is used to having fun, Shahid is used is taking orders from his autocratic father. Now they just have one another...
Jean Ure's harrowing picture of what might happen is realistically and sympathetically portrayed in a compelling story of survival, friendship and loyalty.